COLONIAL ITEMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume II, Issue 185, 8 July 1874, Page 2

COLONIAL ITEMS.

(FROM THB ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN PRESS AGENCY) AUCKLAND. July 4. The City Improvement Commissioners’ £50,000 loan has not been floated. Only £5OO was applied for at par. A brick store and a wooden building attached, belonging to Olson, manufacturer of tomato sauce, were burnt down this morning. When first observed the fire was coming through the lower window; nothing could be done to save it. The store was filled with sauce and bottles. The stock and premises were insured in the New Zealand office for £2,000, and in the Royal for £l,OOO. In the Police Court, the charge of incendiarism against Alexander Brown closed, after several days’ hearing. The prisoner was committed for trial. The Chamber of Commerce has resolved to memorialise the General Government, protesting against a pamphlet, issued by Dr. Featherston, in which Auckland is compared unfavorably with the other provinces. A deputation has waited on His Honor the Superintendent to present a petition signed by between 4,000 and 5,000 names, praying the Superintendent not to give his assent to the Education Bill passed last Session of the Provincial Council. All the members of the Provincial Executive were present. His Honor told the deputation that the action he had taken in the matter of the bill was, so far as he was concerned, final; that he had reserved the Bill for the signification "• of His Excellency’s pleasure with respect to it. The only proceeding left was to petition the Government. He undertook to forward the petition.

WELLINGTON.

July 3. At the opening of Parliament to-day, there were present thirteen members of the Legislative Council and thirty-five members of the House of Representatives. A Bill to abolish imprisonment for debt was introduced by the Premier, and read a first time. A number of notices of motion were made, and the House adjourned until 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday the 7th.